Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 22:31:14 +0100 From: hw@thor.shn.com (Henning Wickhorst) To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail questions Message-ID: <199602192131.WAA03751@thor.shn.com>
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Stephen Waits (swaits@pr.erau.edu) wrote: : On Sun, 18 Feb 1996, David Hovemeyer wrote: : : > I looked at the sendmail FAQ, which mentions the "user database" : > feature of sendmail to allow rewriting of From: headers. Is : > this feature enabled in FreeBSD's sendmail? (I am using 2.1.0R.) : > I tried the canned example in the FAQ, and it seems to have no effect. : : 2.1 ships with 8.6.12. At any rate you should upgrade your sendmail to : the latest version (ftp.berkeley.edu:/ucb/sendmail???). I think this : week's release is 8.7.6 (ho ho ho).. What are the main differences between 8.6.12 and 8.7.6 ? : > maybe in conjunction with the "DMsome.domain" masquerading feature? : : The user database will probably do what you want, in conjunction with the : masquerading feature. You should definitely get the ORA Sendmail book. : It is 800 pages packed with info and makes a WONDERFUL reference for all : thos cryptic Config codes. The latest release include a bunch of m4 : macros for "easing" the configuration process, but the book is still : required material. I'm doing the same thing with the user database (wich is included in the version shipped with 2.1). The From: Header is relplaced like expected, but i still don't use masquarading. Why do you suggest to use it ? Maybe i miss something. Only one problem is left: If i send local mail, the From: Header is replaced also. This causes problems with local replys. They always have to go via the POP server. Is there any way to avoid this ? If i am right, the user database replaces the From: Header _before_ the rulesets apply. Henning -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Henning Wickhorst Elmshorn, Germany E-Mail: h.wickhorst@elmshorn.netsurf.de ------------------------------------------------------------------
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